Statue de Bouddha en bronze doré chine, dynastie ming, XVIIE siècle

assis en dhyanasana sur une base lotiforme, la main gauche en dhyanamudra, la main droite présentant un fruit, vêtu d'une longue robe à la bordure finement ciselée de rinceaux laissant le torse découvert agrémenté d'une svastika, le visage serein aux yeux mi-clos et lèvres ourlées, encadré de deux longs lobes d'oreille, le front agrémenté de l'urna, la chevelure bouclée surmontée de l'ushnisha, la base lotiforme émergeant d'un socle rectangulaire figurant des flots tumultueux avec traces de polychromie (3)

The piece comprises three parts (base, lotus base and buddha). There is overall wear to the pigments and gilding.
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